light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
wild beast; wild animal; brute
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
free time; time at leisure
written description of one's thoughts
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
approximate age; age range
with a start; with a jump
body; physical system; (the) person
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to frolic about; to mess around
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to perform; to play; to act
recitation; reciting from memory
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
counter for generations; epoch
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
commander; general; leader
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
older brother; elder brother
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
(with a) start; fright; alarm
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to be subject to punishment; to be punished